Engine Performance Methods Engineer I

About EDGE

About the role

Responsibilities

• Develop preliminary engine-cycle models and aerothermal methods for design and off-design performance estimation.
• Maintain steady-state and transient engine-cycle models and generate performance decks.
• Translate airframe and engine requirements into performance criteria, design constraints, and turbomachinery selections.
• Optimize cycles for thrust, specific fuel consumption, and mechanical and thermal limits.
• Study design changes and new component technologies; collaborate with turbomachinery and combustor teams.
• Prepare tests with performance predictions, operating limits, and test schedules; support safe test execution.
• Analyse test data against model data and report findings and design best practices.

Basic qualifications

• BEng/BSc and MSc in mechanical, aerospace, thermal power engineering, or a similar discipline.
• At least 4 years of gas-turbine engine performance experience, or a PhD plus at least 3 years.
• Experience with engine performance modelling tools such as Gasturb, NPSS, or TTECTrA.
• Experience with at least one scripting language, such as MATLAB/Simulink or Python.
• Experience with turbomachinery CFD using RANS/URANS tools such as ANSYS Fluent, CFX, or Numeca.
• Experience in 1D meanline and 2D streamline-curvature methods is a plus.
• English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated.

Preferred qualifications

• Aero-engine performance modelling and development experience is preferred.
• Strong aerothermodynamics background and engineering judgment are preferred.
• Knowledge of low- and high-fidelity numerical methods for engine performance and turbomachinery analysis is preferred.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, adapt to changing project priorities, and manage projects through planning, execution, and delivery.

Benefits and development

• EDGE describes learning opportunities, career support, and competitive tax-free salaries.
• Benefits may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance, and education allowances, depending on role and seniority.